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Thanks for the items on your thug, Darkwind. With everyone going to war with my peaceful race, we can use all donations we can get. You are not doing too badly as Ulm. And I like the changes made to Ulm. They would help you a lot more if I was a race that had sacred troops. Your hate for LA Arcos is misplaced. YOU did attack us, you know. We did not attack you. The fact that we successfully defended ourselves is no reason to hate on us.
LA Arcos is a tough match for Ulm. But you are also not seeing the main armies either, as Ruin has directed the best troops to be sent to meet other threats. You did kill a few Agema. But those militia-we are trying to get those killed! those are an unfortuante result of "lucky" events. Just kidding about not knowing what to do with blind cursed werewolves. Just poking some fun at Utgard. LA Arcos can actually heal afflictions. So they would not be blind for long. |
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Afraid you would have to stand in line:confused:
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Oh, and Utgard managed to squeeze out a little astral bless for a slight MR boost. And a drain scale. Just want to point that out as sometimes the enslavers miss those. The wolves must run free!
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thanks for the kind words Xietor, it was cool to take part in a mega game. ...I learned my lesson, difficult research and tons of neighbors makes a sleeping master lich a poor choice; astral fires was allways so very far away. And when I finally did get astral fires and happened to meander my lich out of my dominion a clever someone took notice and sent a half dozen seeking arrows into my army (nother lesson learned). Then, on the last turn when I finally got him back from call god and went to script astral fires for my castle defense I found to my horror that he had lost his fire magic...oh the humanity. In closing... Those cursed werewolves are my legacy! MY LEGACY!!!!! |
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DAMNED DIRTY APES!!!
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I hope you are kidding. MR 15? muhahahahahhaha.
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LA Marignon would like to emphatically state that it almost certainly had nothing at all to do with those Seeking Arrows. With so many provinces, and so many arrows zooming around the globe, it is a statistical impossibility that we were responsible for that. Not that we cast Seeking Arrows to begin with. No, we were one of the original signatories of the Autumn of Year 2 Ban on Homing Arrows and Stone Birds. Did you know that Seeking Arrows that miss their target are responsible for almost three dozen sprained ankles and foot injuries each year? It is true, the arrows can lie in fields for years, just waiting for some poor farmer to trip over them or cut his foot on an arrowhead.
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btw good game Revolution. The Iron Crutch shall long be cursed by all the Utgardian gamblers who ever since they met the evil old man now constantly stub their toes, break their beer mugs, and lose every bet they make. Currently they are betting that LA Arcos will have a long and healthy life! :) |
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I think MA ARco needs either a sub or switching to AI. He staled again.
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MA Arcos is a good candidate for a sub. 3rd in research. Since they are at peace, I would rather spend at least a day or 2 looking for a sub, rather than setting them to ai.
Twan looked for a sub briefly, but to be honest, when llamaserver went down for a week, even i forgot twan was looking for a sub. So I think an effort should be made now that players are again reading the forums. |
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I have a connexion problem since last week. I was hoping it to be fixed before llamaserver, but it was the contrary.
Anyway I've just read you have changed my mail, so I hope a sub has been found (if not I can play this turn*, then I may or not play the next ; my problem should be fixed around "the end of the week" according to my provider). * edit : hum if you ask and change back the mail tonight, I will be at home with no working connexion tomorrow |
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So temp sub can be a better solution.
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Twan, you previously posted:
"Recently feeling tired of dominions I envision to take some weeks or even 2-3 months of pause. So I'd be happy to find a sub for ME Arco in Kingmaker (permanent or "long temporary" - considering the game will probably last months I may be candidate to re-take the nation when my sub wants a break)." After 2 stales I thought you were on your break. We now have 2 permanent subs. While I have no real stake in who plays MA Arcos, other than the time spent looking for a perm sub for you, are you now saying you are over your break and are ready to play again? |
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To resume : after looking for a sub and finding nobody two weeks ago, I stopped to ask and was going to continue with Arco (before llamaserver and then my connexion problems) and was preparing for the other option (starting a war to end my boredom). Anyway I then staled the last turns without warning due to my connexion break, and considering game rules it's normal to replace me.
So if you have already found someone wanting to take Arco permanently let it be (it's a good moment to take the position he should find the nation quasi ready for a war, + a lot of money and gems in bank due to the last staled turns). The "if not" was in case you were going to turn Arco AI or just had a temporary sub. |
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Thank you for the Clarification. I was hoping being a good Samaritan was not going to bite me you know where.
And thanks for playing Twan. I am sure you left MA Arcos in good shape. Your guide to MA Arcos. is a very good one. Cannot blame you for getting bored. The fun part of Dom III to me is the battles(and laughing at Utgard). Sitting around at peace for more than a few turns would get me bored as well. |
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Baalz has taken over MA Arcos. Jazzepi asked me to select the 1st to pm or post saying they wanted the race. Baalz was earlier by 20 minutes.
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K, I'm the head hauncho as of this turn. Anybody who has diplomatic ties to arco that they think I should honor should PM me.
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Twan said he was going to send 200 Pearls to Gath.
Oh wait, was that supposed to be in a PM? :rolleyes: |
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200 pearls worth of mindhunts, on their way!
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Huh, we have a problem - research graph got stuck. I think that it just doesn't want to show anything over 32000. Same in detailed score graphs. Can we fix it?
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I think you would need to speak to llamabeast or KO.
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It did the same in the 1st megagame but it does not effect the game in anyway does it? So its a very minor point, especially for those of us with not so good research...:)
Just like to welcome Baalz as the new leader of Ma Arco! 3rd time lucky...:D |
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Xietor:
Is it because of the mod? I doubt that you hit that limit with just choosing very diff research [that would be quite strange]. |
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there was no mod in the 1st big game and research was not very hard(just hard). shrug. ask ko or llamabeast in a pm is your best bet.
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The graphs just won't display research correctly after "all researched" level on normal difficulty. It happens, we already know who has the research lead so no need for more pain and embarrassment. Though the jumps every time someone got to lvl9 were nice clues.
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It's incredibly late, but I'm winning and thus two AARs--the battles of Ivermark and Korrmark, two provinces with truly Ulmish names. Coincidentally two provinces once again under Ulmish rule. Still no Bane Lords dead, but I forced one to retreat so yay. I'm running on caffeine and adrenaline which may or may not be a deadly combination but I shall go onwards, for the glory of the Forge!
--- by Erik Notzcaulaoutl Ivermark. The only real reward Ulm gained from the war with LA Mictlan and the now-dead toad-kings. It seems that Ivermark attracts Atlantians and their descendants, but it also attracts the Ulmish. It seems that, every time, the Ulmish trounce the Atlantians. Ivermark was defended by two lone Basalt Kings, armed with only Frost Brands, and an Atlantian priest. The Basalt Kings deftly avoided Magma Bolts by standing still while powering themselves up in order to trounce the Ulmish forces. The Basalt Kings had good initial results, dodging the numerous Magma Bolts thrown at them by Smiths who, it seemed, couldn't hit a whale from five feet away. They easily destroyed the small Black Knight presence, aided by a badly-aimed Magma Eruption. It was not to be, however. Though the Kings regenerated their wounds, the afflictions remained. The Coral Priest died early to a Magma Eruption, and the first Basalt King died from numerous Arbalest bolts to the face. The second died to a surprising combination of a Bonds of Fire spell cast by a clever smith, numerous spells designed specifically for killing things which somehow failed to do so, and Arbalest short swords to the face, and possibly groinal region. I guess what the Ulmish have in resilience they lack in intelligence. --- An Extract from "Memoirs of an Anon", by Gunthamund Haraldson It was my first real experience in battle, and it was incredible. All the training led up to this; almost no casualties, and the enemy force was routed wholesale. Ulmish magic, though shunned by most, truly saved the day here. Looking back on it, the Ulmish force was truly outdated--we relied on the strength of our steel. Steel breaks before the might of magic, and Ulm broke before the Arcoscephalean, and to a lesser extent Atlantian, onslaught. Without magic, Ulm would have been destroyed, there is no question of it. Not even Monny itself could defeat the might of the entire Arcoscephalean army alone. But on to the account of the battle- It began well. Though the enemy had numerous priestesses, a Lamia Queen, a Bane Lord, and even a Kithaironic Lion, their force was mainly militia or light infantry who would rout easily and die with just as much ease. A series of Iron Blizzards thinned their ranks nicely. Meanwhile, Magma Eruptions blasted through the Heavy Cavalry and Elephants on one side and the ghosts on the other. Pippin, the Lord Guardian, was nearly killed during it, though. Sadly, he died sometime afterwards during thebattle, though no one is quite sure how. As the middle began, the Lamia I think began to cast Raise Dead over and over. She has an obsession problem I guess. Meanwhile, I helped a hail of Iron Blizzards eliminate the ghosts, routing the superstitious peasantry under Arcoscephale. Soon afterwards, the Bane Lord met us in battle. It was a sad affair, with his Vine Shield entangling near every man who attacked him. The Kithaironic Lion was killed and soon after the Bane Lord began, he ran in fear. I don't know why, he could have destroyed our entire force. Crazy undead. Crazy Arcoscephaleans, for that matter. While I'm at it, crazy Ulmish. (note: no mention of C'tissian conflict, referred to in gov't texts dated around same time--perhaps never happened? perhaps afterwards? simply not related to the account? this extract is all we have of a battle during the period, an investigation undergoing) |
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In other news, LA Arcos. did manage to win one battle against the mighty Ulm forces. And fortunately that was the one that mattered as it netted us a new castle.
The heads of the treaty breakers decorate the walls of the captured fort like ornaments. While LA Arcoscephale is quite civilized, Ruin is not.:) As an aside, Ulmish scouts may not realize it, but EA Atlantis is not really at war with you. They attacked Marignon, kailasa, EA Ctis, Lanka, and every land race that had a border with them. You are merely the last to push them back into the water. |
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I did see that battles, they are nothing compared to what I had that turn :) |
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@Xietor: A small garrison of Smiths stands no chance against a horde of Elephants, though I did manage to give a few casualties, which is still much above my previous expectations of a horrible massacre with no casualties on your side. Also, if civilized means loving small children a bit too much for comfort, well, I suppose LA Arcoscephale is the very height of civilization. For the EA Atlantis comment, are any of them at war with someone who has twice their province number, army size, and research, as well? I don't claim to be powerful, just that I'm exceeding my own (admittedly low) expectations.
@Zeldor: Still, they were huge for me since I'm admittedly a very minor power and it's a miracle I've lasted this long, considering I came into this war unprepared for anything Xietor threw at me. I'm still not ready to take on some of the stuff, like his Bane Lords. It'll be a miracle if I survive this war, being attacked on every side by three nations, all of which (except EA Atlantis I guess, so rather 66% of which) are more powerful than me. Even with the proverbial cavalry coming to my rescue and attacking Arcoscephale. |
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"are any of them at war with someone who has twice their province number, army size, and research, as well?"
Yes me, considering i am fighting Bandar Log and LA Marignon, as well as you. Look at bandar Log's research compared to mine. They also have at least one GOR tartarian Cyclops, as well as their conj. 9 national summons. If you think banelords are bad. heh. And LA Marignon has many Harbingers angels of Fury, and Blood Hunters. Shrug. So MA Ulm is seeing about 5 percent of my army. The rest has been gated out to fight 2 very powerful nations. |
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Fighting Bandar Log? Seriously? We haven't fought a single battle against LA Arcoscephale, been at serene peace.
But, if that Leprosy casting (while our NAP was still in effect, by the way) was your way of calling it a fight, it goes down to semantics. Oh well, you can't fight with semantics, at least a winning battle. |
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Very nice report Darkwind. Utgard always appreciates a rousing battle tale and for all its claims of literacy, Arcosephale seems to be in a period of artistic stagnation. Its once great authors like Cor2-iticus or Twan-iad have passed on while the current voyeuristic regime spends more time snapping screenshots of its foes than generating any entertaining pieces of literature (who knows what perverse uses these images provide the deviants of Arcos?).
At any rate, the Sethkona who rarely publicize their predictions outside of the National Enquirer, now declare the three cryptic signs to look out for that shall foretell the demise of LA Arcosephale: The first sign will be a chicken coated in tasty sauce wearing an admiral's hat shaking hands with a yellow monkey; The second sign will be a blue wolf crashing into trees, losing any games of chance, and regurgitating a long golden spear; The final sign will be a giant that looks like ex-professional NBA player Karl Malone throwing down endless storm bolts upon a pile of dusty tomes. When you have seen these things, know that the end draws nigh!!! :hour: |
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I tend to think troops massing on my border, with a nap cancellation is at least a prelude to war. True there have been no battles fought yet, but I am expecting them soon.
I cast no hostile spells during the existence of a nap. A NAP 3 is in existence during the turn it is terminated, but that counts as turn 1 of the notice, next turn is 2, and next turn is 3 and final turn of peace. I actually took pains to spell it out turn by turn with your ally, and with Ulm, to avoid any confusion. Since Ruin has no treaties with the Werewolves, he need not trouble assigning a bureaucrat to teach the illiterate to count . The Council has been disbanded by Ruin. Their counsel is no longer needed to run the Empire. Ruin has lived for ages, and he recalls memories of feasting on roasted werewolf. Though he need not eat, it gives him pleasure nonetheless to subsume lesser creatures. Should any be foolish enough to wander into his lands, a spit is their likely fate. |
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Hm, apparently it was then just our of our smaller monkeys that went "one, two, BANANA! ....um... two, THREE!"
Or then I've never been quite in in these rules. Some think that 1 turn NAP means one turn of peace after declarations. That's why I don't like to deal with NAPs. Unhygienic stuff, you never know where one has been. |
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The small peaceful empire of Ruin is now covered with horrors, demons, angels of fury, harbingers, armies with admiral caps and orange shields, monkeys. We even got hit by a dozen seeking arrows, ghost riders, and various other sc's.
Ruin now concludes by anyone's method of counting to three, his empire is now at war with Bandar Log, LA Marignon, and Ulm. And since we know your allied with them and have only stayed your hand out of naked fear of Ruin, we declare war on Utgard as well. There you have it. 4 v 1. Just like the last Big Game. Even Zeldor should be happy that I now have a challenge. |
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I will be happy if LA Mari gets some challenge too.
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LA Marignon is at war with Ruin. What more of a challenge could you seek?
It is not who lands the first blow, no matter how mighty, that determines who wins a war. Ruin will not lose faith even if reduced to only his castles, where he will hole up for some stout painful defense. Ruin is about to dispense some pain from afar on his enemies. If their capitals are not well domed I predict a drastic drop in income for all concerned. |
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On the events at Swande, in the winter of year 5, A.D.W
Report filed by Hand of God #156, Angel of Marignon I send my greetings to the Council. Doubtless you have already read the reports sent by my most holy brothers, Hand of God #152 and Hand of God #153. They have not as yet seen fit to join me on the front lines, but they are quick to write when they see some benefit in it. I am sure they have informed you, with great regret, about the losses of men and material at Swande. I am equally sure that they wrote of how disheartening it was that so many senior mages could die to the province defense of the infidels. And, I am confident that they went on at great length about what a tragedy it was for the soldier's families, and how inexplicable it must seem to the populace, seeing as how our mages were guarded by the elite northern battle group. As I am sure you know these things, I will not repeat them in detail, but will instead inform you of some things which I am quite sure you do not know. For instance, I am sure that my brothers did not tell you that it was Climorins, a mage transferred to my department specifically at Hand of God #153's authorization and against my written protests, who cast the first Phoenix Pyre. I have never thought Climorins qualified to stand in the line of battle; I could smell fear off him the first time we met. Fear and lies. Still, I could not dis-obey the Council's wishes, and so Climorins was present at Swande. The man quailed at the sight of the enemy, puny as they were, and rather than obeying my express orders to wrap the enemy in chains of fire, Climorins began the Phoenix ritual. The other elder mages noticed, and rightly fearing for their own lives should something happen to Climorins, began their own Phoenix rituals. Still, even then the situation was not lost. If the enemy had just been simple province defense, as my brothers have surely reported, then victory would have been ours without any loss. Instead, mixed amongst the enemy ranks was an elite archer, skilled in the arts of marksmanship and assassination. While I detected no enchantments or magic items on her, I believe this is only because the Adversary has cloaked or shielded the gifts he had given to her, via infidel magics as yet unknown to us. In any case, she knew just where to strike, and while the Adversary's troops fled amongst fire and chaos, she loosed a single arrow which took Climorins through the heart. Of the results, again, my brothers have surely told you. What they did not tell you was how I blocked the worst of the blast with my great wings, preventing the conflagration from spreading still further. Indeed, if it was not for my quick action, it is possible that the entire host battle group might have been ripped apart by the Phoenix rituals. In light of these events, I ask your leave to investigate how the Adversary's archer could have known to target Climorins. Furthermore, as Climorins survived his death, I request the immediate dispatch of a group of Inquistors to my battle group in order to uncover the truth about Climorins dealings with the Adversary. While it is too early to say anything definitively, I do find the relations between Hand of God #153, Climorins, the archer, and the Adversary to be a bit too close. Naturally, I will not let these investigations or the Swande losses interfere with my primary duty of taking the regional capital from the Adversary. I will write you next from beneath its walls. Your servant, Hand of God #156 |
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I think I'll take a hint from Ruin. As much damage as possible will be inflicted upon Arcoscephalean (and Atlantian, and C'tissian, and whoever else joins the Eat Ulm bandwagon; the C'tissians have been polite at least though) forces who attack our forts, though that's not really too much right now. And no I won't begina wolf-eating policy, as that's really creepy considering how Ruin happens to be undead. Monny's just as old if not older than Ruin, and about everything he remembers is telling stories of how, in the ye olden days, Monny had to personally tell the governors to adjust tax rates and personally remind those stupid magi to cast a spell over and over again. Also Ulm's method of counting to three is quite curious and not always reliable, so I believe LA Arcoscephale is wrong in that respect.
Also, I think I may take another hint from LA Marignon and begin giving the Anonymouses (Anonymii?) numbers. It doesn't help when you say "Anon cast Iron Blizzard, as did Anon, Anon, and Anon, while Anon also was attacked by a Mind-Enslaved Anon while Anon and Anon desperately tried to Banish the undead horde pouring from the enemy side. Sadly, Anon, Anon and Anon died, though Anon became legendary for his cruelty and Anon became legendary for his heroic stupidity." Numbers, or even letters would be much easier. Ulm takes hints from a lot of people, it seems. Perhaps I should start collecting them? |
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So to say its a 4:1 is a bit premature as Utgard is currently busy trying to reduce Abysia's carbon footprint following our divine leader's warning that global warming will doom us all... Winter is coming!!! |
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Regardless, we know where YOU are, and ask la tien chi if we needed a border with him to gate an army in next to his capital and sack it. Do not get too cozy in your new digs.
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Excellent! That saves us a trip.
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And provides me with the thugs i need to fight your allies. we can both profit by my trip to your lands!
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Ruin is losing provinces to ghost riders and raiding angels and thugs-not much anyone can do about that when outnumbered. We also observed a new flag in our area this turn, but apparently their scouts were a turn out of date as they landed on a bandar Log province.
Despite that, Ruin intends to reclaim all of his lands. Ruin will also add there are 4 less angels flying around in the world this turn than last. one dies to my decked out Sleeper(who thanks you for the horror helm btw), and the other 3 to penetration 5 mind hunts. MR 22 is no bar to the call from the grave! Ruin also caused some pain to LA Marignon: http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/...f78872482g.jpg Ruin is prepared for a long war. A war that will last 40 or more turns. While he cannot guard his provinces from raiders, he can kill raiders, and he can destroy armies. Ruin is immortal. He will win this war of attrition. No matter how many nations come to dine on him. Already they begin to attack each other in their zeal to gobble up his lands. How soon before apologies are not accepted and they begin to war in earnest? Ruin's laughter will be their only reward as he animates their corpses. |
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*sigh*
You've been whining for help everywhere and now that you've got it you don't even have the backbone to acknowledge your helpers? It's one thing to make others wage your war for you, but totally other to feign ignorance. It might have worked for Cladius, but nowadays it's one of the oldest tricks in the book. |
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Actually, i did have help against you, and you alone. But it has not materialized(:
No that is not the help i had negotiated, as you well know. In fact I informed you prior to your invasion with whom i had a mutual defense pact. In fact I am baffled where my partner's armies are. MIA:mad: |
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